People phoned number up to 200 times
Guy’s says people should wait to be contacted
A leading hospital trust has been giving covid-19 vaccinations ‘on demand’ to people outside the top priority groups but who phoned for appointments without an invite, for several weeks, it has emerged.
Details of a number for the covid booking system at Guy’s Hospital have been widely circulated on social media in the south east London area, leading to many people ringing up and making bookings rather than waiting for an invitation for the vaccination. Vaccinations are intended to be “invite only”, apart from health and care staff, and largely to be given to those in priority groups.